FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAREFUSION

MDR report key: 5004065 · Received August 12, 2015

Report

Report Number
2021710-2015-01407
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 12, 2015
Date of Event
July 16, 2015
Report Date
July 16, 2015
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K103211
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CS
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTED DATA: 510K NUMBER. (B)(4) SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SELECTED ON THE INITIAL MDR. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION: THE CAREFUSION FAILURE ANALYSIS LAB RECEIVED THE SUSPECTED DEVICE/COMPONENT AND PERFORMED A FAILURE INVESTIGATION. THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS DUPLICATED IN THE LABORATORY SETTING. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS A DEAD BACKLIGHT INVERTER BOARD AND A DEAD BATTERY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CAREFUSION HAS REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR IN (B)(4) ON THE REPORTED EVENT AND STATUS OF THE PATIENT. AS OF AUGUST 12, 2015 THERE HAS BEEN NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DISTRIBUTOR IN (B)(4) PERTAINING TO THAT REQUEST. (B)(4). THE DISTRIBUTOR IN (B)(4) DETERMINED THAT THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT WAS A FAULTY USER INTERFACE MODULE (UIM). THE DISTRIBUTOR IN (B)(4) WAS SHIPPED A REPLACEMENT USER INTERFACE MODULE (UIM) TO REPAIR THE DEVICE AND RETURN IT TO SERVICE. CAREFUSION ISSUED A RETURN GOODS AUTHORIZATION (RGA) NUMBER TO THE DISTRIBUTOR IN (B)(4) FOR THE RETURN OF THE ALLEGED FAULTY USER INTERFACE MODULE (UIM) FOR EVALUATION. AS OF THE AUGUST 12, 2015, THE ALLEGED FAULTY USER INTERFACE MODULE (UIM) HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DISTRIBUTOR IN (B)(6) REPORTED THAT DURING USE ON A PATIENT THE DEVICE'S SCREEN STATED TO FLICKER AND THE SCREEN EVENTUALLY WENT BLANK AND THE DEVICE CONTINUED TO CYCLE. THE PATIENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE DEVICE AND PLACED ON ANOTHER DEVICE WITH NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
527894 CAREFUSION VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS, FACILITY USE CBK CAREFUSION AVEA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NI Required Intervention